There is a huge new RPG out now and everybody appears to agree that it is nice, but when for some motive you are not and need one thing else to play, do this: Hawked, the PvPvE extraction shooter introduced by My.Video games in 2022, has kicked off an open beta that is set to run till August 17.
The setup for Hawked is fairly primary as this stuff go: There’s an island stuffed with highly effective artifacts from a misplaced civilization, and the present inhabitants do not need to give them up. As an alternative of acknowledging their cultural sovereignty and respecting their needs, you—on behalf of the treasure-hunting adventurers group referred to as GRAIL—are going to bust in, kick ass, and take what does not belong to you. Hey, someone’s gotta do it, proper?
Together with the same old run-and-gun motion in opposition to the native inhabitants, you may additionally must evade traps, remedy puzzles, and cope with different gamers, who may resolve that since they’re stealing issues from different individuals anyway, they may as effectively steal your stuff too.
Hawked is without doubt one of the extra uncommon extraction shooters to pop up in the previous couple of years. Not like Escape From Tarkov or Hunt: Showdown, you do not really lose all of your gear whenever you die. Killing additionally is not the principle objective: groups are solely combating over the treasure, so it is potential to Indiana Jones your means into an artifact and escape with no blemish.
This is a deeper dive into what it is all about:
Considerably unusually, the Hawked open beta additionally has its personal battle move, free for everybody who takes half, with 20 “unique” beauty rewards together with new outfits, gear, weapon patterns, and different in-game objects. Extra Hawked loot might be had by way of Twitch Drops, which might be earned by watching official content material creators. Any objects picked up by Twitch Drops will probably be obtainable within the open beta and the complete recreation.
And final however not least, should you join the Hawked mailing listing, you may additionally get a hat. It is a very tremendous hat.
To get into the Hawked open beta, simply pop round to Steam and click on the “play now” button— It is a 10GB obtain, and you then’re off to the races. A full launch date for Hawked has not been introduced.